One of the ways in which the Office for National Statistics (ONS) consulted with users about developments in the 2001 Census programme was through a number of Census Advisory Groups. These represented the interests of the main user communities. They covered central government, local authorities, the health service, the business sector, the academic sector, organisations with interests in special needs and minority populations and a specific Advisory Group for users in Wales. There were terms of reference for each Advisory Group.
Meetings were usually held twice a year, often to time with particular developments or events in Census planning.
Advisory Group Papers, often publicised through Census News covered all aspects of Census planning. Among the topics were the selection and testing of Census questions, legislative issues, statistical and methodological developments, as well as consultation on census output.
Summaries of issues and topics covered at past Advisory Group Meetings
Advisory Group papers
The series of papers provide a comprehensive overview of the planning, conduct, and evaluation of the 2001 Census. The recommendations or proposals put forward in the earliest papers may not necessarily have been carried forward, so the most recent papers give the most up to date information on any topic.
The papers have been grouped by topic. To view the papers click on the appropriate link below.
Advisory Groups and the 2011 Census
For the 2011 Census, the ONS is again consulting with census users through a number of Census Advisory Groups that represent the interests of the main user communities. Details about his process are available together with the most recent group papers relating to 2011 Census issues. More
Enquires about Advisory Group meeting, papers and membership should be made to CAG Secretary.
Census News
